The Renault Captur is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in June. 15,510 new passenger cars hit Portuguese roads in June, that's a -18.1% year-on-year decline. Halfway through the year, the volume stands at 75,449 units, down -7.4% over the same period last year. Despite imploding -46.6%, Renault is up two…
The Dacia Jogger hits its highest ranking in the world in Ireland this month. The Irish new car market accelerates its fall in June to -22.1% and 2,153 units vs. -10.4% in May. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 2.1% to 65,174. Hyundai (+217.7%) hits a whopping 27.5% share,…
The Toyota Aygo X is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in June. Picture fdm.dk New car sales in Denmark take another harsh hit in June at -27.2% to 14,755 units, bringing the H1 2022 tally off -23.8% to 73,490. This month Toyota (-16.1%) manages to resist much better than the…
The Peugeot 308 is inside the Dutch Top 10 for the 2nd month in a row. The Dutch new car market is down -9.9% year-on-year in June to 30,012 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume off -5.8% to 153,708. Peugeot (+50.4%) goes completely against the market to spectacularly take the…
The Dacia Jogger is up to #14 in the Czech Republic in June. 18,738 new cars found a buyer in the Czech Republic in June, that's a -16.9% year-on-year decline. It brings the H1 2022 tally down -12.3% to 98,916. Local behemoth Skoda (-29.1%) falls almost twice as fast as…
The Toyota Hilux ends the month just 65 units below the Fiat Cronos. The Argentinean new vehicle market is down -8.7% year-on-year in June to 34,906 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally now edges up 0.3% to 208,876 units. Toyota (+1.2%) remains by far the most popular manufacturer in the country…
The new Aygo X helps Toyota remain in 2nd place in Europe. 14/07 update: Now with Top 75 All-brands and Top 410 All-models. 29/06 update: Now with Top 10 models. According to preliminary data from ACEA, the European market (EU+EFTA+UK) drops -12.5% year-on-year to 948,149 units, that's a better hold…
Exeed lands directly inside the Kazakh Top 10 in May. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan drops -17.8% year-on-year in May to 8,295 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -9.9% to 39,987. Chevrolet (-5.8%) limits its fall to reach 31.7% share vs. 21.3% YTD where it remains #2. Hyundai (+6.6%) swims…
Great Wall is down just -17% in a market off -41% New Light Commercial Vehicle sales sink -41% year-on-year in May to 196,767 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -27% to 1,149,344. Foton (-31%) climbs up to the brands pole position, dislodging a freefalling Wuling (-56%). Changan (-22%) and…
Ford F-Series sales are up 10.8% in a market down -11.2% over Q2 According to local specialist DesRosiers Automotive (DAC), the Canadian new light vehicle market drops -11.5% year-on-year in June to an estimated 143,773 units. This is lower than pandemic-plagued June 2020 (156,327) and the lowest June volume since the…
The new Grand Wagoneer helps push Jeep to new heights. Over the First Half of 2022, the U.S. new light vehicle market dives -18.2% year-on-year to 6.841 million units or more than 1.5 million sales less than a year ago as supply shortage continue to rock the industry. Unlike over…
Ford sales are up 1.8% in a market down -20.6%. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. drop -20.6% year-on-year over Q2 2022 to 3,514,107. We'll study the H1 2022 figures in a separate post. In the groups ranking, General Motors (-15.4%) climbs back above Toyota (-22.9%) to snap the…
The Dacia Jogger is up to #5 at home in June. The Romanian new car market drops a measured -6.6% year-on-year in June to 11.067 units, that's the market's first decline so far this year. The year-to-date tally is now up 23.1% to 58,712. Local manufacturer Dacia (+17.1%) ignores the depleted…
The Sportage helps Kia to #1 brand in June. New car sales in Sweden plunge -27.7% year-on-year in June to 26,088 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -16.7% to 144,182. Rechargeable cars account for 55% of the June volume, up from 48.4% a year ago. They include 8,216 BEV…
The Alfa Romeo Tonale has landed in the German sales charts. The German new car market sinks -18.1% year-on-year in June to 224,558 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally down -11% to 1,237,975. Volkswagen (-24%) fall faster than its home market but still sells well more than double any other carmaker…